Court clerk directed not to accept further filings of Fargo

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U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has ordered the court’s clerk to no longer accept further filings of Russian national Milan Fargo in his lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Manglona gave the order after denying Fargo’s motion for declaratory judgment in his lawsuit.

Manglona has already issued a judgment in Fargo’s lawsuit that was favorable to DHS. Fargo appealed that judgment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The judge said exclusive jurisdiction over matters touching on the judgment is now with the Ninth Circuit.

Manglona denied Fargo’s motion for declaratory judgment due to lack of jurisdiction.

Since giving notice of his appeal to the Ninth Circuit last March 26, Fargo has filed 15 separate motions and requests in the District Court.

Manglona previously denied Fargo’s requests for transcripts and copies at taxpayer expense and informed him how to obtain them from the clerk’s office at his own expense.

Manglona also issued prior orders denying Fargo’s motion to reconsider, and his several motions, requests, and objections concerning discovery and other matters.

Last March, Manglona ruled that Fargo believes he has lawful permanent resident status despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. He believes there is a conspiracy among many U.S. government agencies to hide his green card from him. Manglona disagrees and dismissed the lawsuit with finality.

Fargo had sued DHS for allegedly hiding documents related to his humanitarian parole.

According to court records, the 65-year-old Fargo’s original name is Nassir Nazarovich Kourbanov. He filed the lawsuit against DHS without a lawyer in a bid to compel the agency to issue him immigration documents.

Fargo was placed on removal proceedings in September 2016. He has been fighting that effort to remove him since then. He is out on his own recognizance.

Fargo is convinced that he was granted humanitarian parole by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Diego, California, in 2002 and that acquiring proof of his parole will be key to successfully fighting his removal.

Ferdie De La Torre | Reporter
Ferdie Ponce de la Torre is a senior reporter of Saipan Tribune. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has covered all news beats in the CNMI. He is a recipient of the CNMI Supreme Court Justice Award. Contact him at ferdie_delatorre@Saipantribune.com
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